Shoe-rack.



' J. K. TAYLOR.

SHOE RACK.

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PATBNTED NOV-116, 1,906; I

' UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIo To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssIoA KEENE TAY- LOR, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates of America, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in thecity of'New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Shoe Racks, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of m invention is to provide a rack for shoes, s ippersrubbers, galoshes, and other like footwear which can be readily fastenedto a suitable support, such as a door of a room or closet, in suitableosition and at a convenient height and whic will hold and support saidarticle's individually in good shape without their being suspended,(whereby they might become marred by contact with the frame.) At'the'same time the articles take up the least possible space, and theycan be readily located when desired to use a certain pair of sucharticles or replaced.

In order that my invention may be full understood, I will proceed todescribe it witii reference to the accompanying drawing, which showsaperspective view of my imroved shoe-rack secured at a convenient eightto the middle partof a door as a suitable support.

1 is a door, to which my rack is secured. The rack consists of ahorizontal frame or guard-rail 2 for-holding the articles in verticalposition at their insteps or middle parts and a supporting ledge orplatform 3 for supporting the articles by the toes. The holding-frame 2is constructed with a series of horizontal arches 2 andinwardly-extending stub-arms 2*, providing U-shaped recesses 2 androunded front seats 2 and with end lugs 2 The recesses 2 are adapted toreceive the individual members of the footwear in vertical position,while the arches 2 and stub arms 2 are adapted to embrace and separatethem individually at their insteps or middle parts and impinge againstthe suport to render the frame rigid, while the end ugs 2 provide meansflush with the inner ends of the arms 2 to receive the fastenings,whereby the frame is securedto the support.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 1, 1904. Serial No. 226,830.

Patented Nov. 6, 1906.

The supporting-ledge 3 is constructed witha vertical retaining frontflange 3 and with end projections 3*, providing means to receivefastenings whereby the ledge can be secured at the desired distance fromand ad-\ jacent to the frame for supporting the articles by their toesand preventing their dislodgment, while they are merely held in placeby' the holding-frame without being suspended therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A shoe-rack comprising a vertical support, a horizontal holding-frameconstructed with a series of horizontal arches and inwardlyextendingstub arms impinging against the support to render the holdingframe rigidand providing U-shaped recesses and rounded front seats and adapted toembrace the individual shoes and separate them, .and a horizontalsupporting-ledge located beneath and ad'acent to theholdingframe forsupporting t e shoes in vertical position by their toes and constructedwith'a retaining front ledge to prevent the dislodgment of the shoes. I

2. A shoe-rack comprising a vertical support, a horizontal holding-frameconstruct-.

ed with a series of horizontal arches and inwardly extending stub armsimpinging against the support to render the holdingframerigid andproviding U-shape'd recesses and rounded front seats and adapted toembrace, the individual shoes and separate them, and with end lugssecured to the support and a horizontal supporting-ledge located beneathand adjacent to the holdingframe for supporting the shoes in vertical 0-sition by thelr toes and constructed witfi a retaining front ledge toprevent the dislodgment of the shoes and with end lugs secured to thesupport.

JESSICA KEENE TAYLOR.

